American taxation.
Subtitle: This song was written when the "trump of war" sounded through this happy land, and altho peculiarly applicable to that time, cannot but be received with approbation at the present day
Contributors: St. John, Peter, 1726-1811; St. John, Samuel
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49471
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1798
Place of publication: [United States
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Taxation -- United States; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Songs and music; United States -- Foreign relations -- France; France -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- History -- 1797-1801
Genres: Songs and music
Notes: Song, in thirty-six stanzas, concerning the taxes imposed by Great Britain on the American colonies and the subsequent revolution; first line: Whilst I relate my story, Americans give ear

Variously attributed to Peter St. John of Norwalk, Conn., and Samuel St. John of New Canaan, Conn

Another edition has similar subtitle which continues "let it be distinctly understood and remembered, that as we fought and conquered when Britain endeavored to enslave us, we will never consent to be enslaved by France, nor give up our free trade and commerce to any set of men." That edition and this were probably published in 1798 when U.S. attempts to avoid guarantees made to France by the treaty of 1778, and the XYZ Affair, strained relations between the two countries

Text in two columns; printed area measures 26.2 x 15.1 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49471)